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Formed in 1972, the Swedish pop group were catapulted to worldwide success after scooping the Eurovision Song Contest with their song Waterloo when the event was held in Brighton in 1974.

The band never officially split but ceased to tour and record after their 1982 hits Under Attack and The Day Before You Came.

They briefly reunited to perform at a private gala in Stockholm in June 2016.

Benny, Annifrid, Agnetha and Bjorn after winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with Waterloo

Following that, they joined forces with Spice Girls manager and music mogul Simon Fuller to launch a "virtual and live experience", which basically involved going on tour as holograms, the Manchester Evening News reports.

At the time, Frida Lyngstad teased: “Our fans around the world are always asking us to reform and so I hope this new Abba creation will excite them as much as it excites me!”